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LOUNGE AND SOFA. No'. 291,244. Patented Jan. 1, 1884.

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lLEWIS C. VAN-NEST, OF PLAINFIELILITEVV JERSEY.

LOUNGE AND SOFA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,244, dated January1, 1884. Application flledFebruary 24, 1883. (No modul.)

To all whom it may concern:

Y Be it known that I, LEwIs C. VAN Nasr, of Plainfield, in the county ofUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Loungesand Sofas, of which the following is a speciiication.

Lounges have been made with a reversible back secured to the arm andbody, respect ively, and capable of being turned over in a mannersomewhat similar to a railwaycar seat. In this case the two edges of theback had to be similar in shape, and the back was only supported by thelinks that connected it to the body and arm. Lounges have also been madewith ,reversible backs connected by links, but the link at the armportion extended to the base, and, occupying a diagonal position, wasThe backs of lounges have also been reversible, and secured by bolts ormovable transverse bars.

My invention consists in the combination, with the arm and seat, in asofa or lounge, of a movable back, links that connect the back to thebody and arm, and a movable support for the lower edge of the back,whereby the back isheld in position very firmly, and it may be placed ateither onel side or the other of the lounge or sofa for accommodatingthe sofa to the place where it may stand in the room.

In the drawings, Figure l is an end view of the sofa. Fig. 2 is across-section 'at the line x and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan.

The bottom or seat A of the sofa or lounge,

the arm B, and legs C are to be of any desired character. Usually they7will be provided with springs and upholstery. The back Dis of theordinary or desired'shape, and it is to be finished or upholstered onboth sides. At the arm B there is a link, e, that is pivoted at one endto the edge of the back D, and at the other end to arm at the middle ofits width. Ihe

other link, f, is pivoted at one end to the edge of the back D, and atthe other end to the end of thebottom part, A, in the middle of itswidth. 'Ihe back can be lifted bodily and moved over from one side ofthe sofa or lounge to the other, and in so doing the outer ends of thelinks c f describe semicircles.

It is necessary to support the weight of the back, so that it may not bedependent alone upon the links e f, and for this purposeI make use ofslides Z Z, that pass transversely across below the bottom of the sofaand are held in the loops or supports m upon the frame, so that theseslides may be drawn out either side of the sofa beneath the back, andsaid back be supported by the slides.- At the ends of the slides thereare movable sections of the sofa-frame at each side of the sofa, at seenat o o', and whenthe slides are moved so as to draw out the section obeneath the back the section o is drawn back into the frame-work orbase, and when the section o is drawn beneathv the back the othersection, o, will be moved back into the frame. By Vproviding dowels pupon the lower edge of the back and holes in the upper edge of thesections o o', the back will be connected to the section by the dowelsentering the holes, and this will render the vback firm, and also holdthe sections and slides in the places to which they may be moved.

rlhe link e at the arm B, or the link f at the bottom A, or both, may beslotted longitudinally, so as to allow the back to be set up closelyagainst the side of the lounge and held iirmly by tightening up thepivot screw or screws. By loosening these pivotscrews the slots in thelinks will allow the back to be drawn away from the side before liftingthe same in reversing the position of such back.

The sections o o may be narrow, and pull out from a long mortise like adrawer-front, instead of extending down to the bottom edge of the frame.

I claim as my invention l. The combination, with the sofa or lounge, ofa movable back upholstered or nished on both sides, the link e, pivotedat one end to the upper part of the arm in the middle of its width andat the other end tothe back, the link f, pivoted at one end to thebottom part, A, of the lounge and at the other en d to the back, ilioslides Z, passing across the bottom l srci'ious o 0 on tho ends of thoSam?, substanpznb of the sofa, and the sections o o upon tially as setforth. 1o the ends of such slides and forming supports Signed by mo this15th luy of February, A. for the buck of tho lounge7 substantially' asSet D, 15:83.

5 forth. LEWIS C. "VAN NEST.

2. The combination, with tho sofa or lounge Titliossosz bottom and arm,of a` reversible back, links GEORGE l?. SUYDAIN,

for the @nds ofthe sumo, imnsvoi-So Slides, nml A 'Lim' F. (`o;\Ii ToN.

